M K Gandhi And The Gandhian Legacy

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->It was well known that the Congress leaders took no decision in vital matters without consulting him and, in general, it may be said that his was in the last resort the will of the Congress. The author of the official history of the Congress expressed the bare truth when he said that Gandhi, "though not a member of the Congress, was still the power behind the throne." Nehru conveyed the same idea when he described Gandhi as the "permanent super-President of the Congress," and remarked that the "Congress at present meant Gandhiji."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->